LAWRENCE BOOTH: Australia bowled superbly, but England were poor again: 72 for four from the last 10 overs, when the required rate was touching 11, was deeply underwhelming.
England white-ball coach Matthew Mott and captain Jos Buttler have reached the point of no return and if the next week does not go their way, their journey could be over.
England captain Jos Buttler and coach Matthew Mott need victory over bitter rivals Australia to ease pressure on their jobs and give lift off to the T20 World Cup campaign.
LAWRENCE BOOTH: England coach Matthew Mott lamented a 'sloppy' performance after rain prevented their T20 World Cup defence from beginning with an embarrassing defeat.
England would have had "everything in their favour" had the rain not intervened in their T20 World Cup opener against Scotland in Barbados, says coach Matthew Mott.
When England begin their T20 World Cup defence on Tuesday against Scotland at Bridgetown's Kensington Oval, at stake will be more than British bragging rights.
“I knew it wouldn’t be all beer and skittles,” declares Matthew Mott, with a certain dry understatement. In two years as England white-ball coach, Mott has experienced the best and worst of the job.
Former white-ball captain Eoin Morgan warns England coach Matthew Mott he will not be spared if their 2024 World Cup is anything like last year's horrorshow in India
LAWRENCE BOOTH: England's preparations for the defence of their T20 title received a further blow when the third game of their four-match series against Pakistan was washed out in Cardiff.
LAWRENCE BOOTH: Morgan accused Mott and other senior figures of 'shirking responsibility' when assistant coach Carl Hopkinson was sent out to address the media at the World Cup last November.